Swimmer profile

Sebastian Sternberg

Male15-16Jersey Aquatic ClubNJ · EASTERN

SR Rating

NCAA D1 cut anchored • 2026 season
Late developerage 16
Current (today)
704
D2/D3 Realistic

Based on current PBs vs. NCAA D1 cut times.

  • #1200 Back SCY1:53.58727
  • #21650 Free SCY17:02.63697
  • #3400 IM SCY4:17.59677
  • #4100 Free SCY48.78664
Projected (age 17)
782
D1 Mid-Major

Trajectory projected to end of high-school junior year — recruiting peak.

  • #1200 Back SCY1:48.93824
  • #2200 IM SCY1:53.94763
  • #3200 Free SCY1:43.61745
  • #41650 Free SCY16:46.03732
College Ceiling (age 21)
1141range 7041162
Blue Chip

College junior year. Range reflects developmental uncertainty — wider for younger swimmers and late developers.

  • #1200 IM SCYCONF1:38.921167
  • #2200 Back SCYCONF1:37.031167
  • #3200 Free SCY1:31.391086
  • #4100 Back SCY46.94959
Coach viewPIe ≈ 26(2230)typical outcome D3 (76%)
Why the College Ceiling lineup differs: 200 IM SCY, 200 Free SCY, 100 Back SCY are improving fastest vs. the NCAA D1 cut, so they rank into the top 4 at age 21 even though they aren't in today’s top 4. That’s a real recruiting signal — shows which events project as the strongest college pathway.

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What this means for Sebastian

Building toward recruiting peak — currently D2/D3 Realistic.

Recruiting conversations start in earnest at the end of sophomore year (NCAA contact rules let coaches reach out June 15 of sophomore year for most sports including swimming). Your projected rating (782 → D1 Mid-Major) is the more meaningful number for that window. Continue building broad event coverage — the top-4 weighting rewards multiple strong events.

Maturity context: Your data shows late-developer trajectory — continued steep improvement past age 15. That's exactly the kind of pattern that under-rates well-developed seniors but signals strong upside.

What time drops unlock D1 Mid-Major

Each row shows the time required in that event alone to push SR Rating Current from 704 to 750, holding the other three events fixed. Only physiologically reachable drops (≤15% per event) are shown. In practice swimmers improve across multiple events at once, so real progress will lift faster than these single-event deltas suggest.

EventCurrentTargetΔ
200 Back SCY1:53.581:47.98−5.60s
1650 Free SCY17:02.6316:10.20−52.43s
400 IM SCY4:17.593:48.69−28.90s

Best school matches

Top 5 of 131 curated programs that actually fit. Use the picker below to evaluate any other school.

Pilot data

Cal State East Bay

MenCCAAD2

Match

Your Team Fit

826

Recruit median

800

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

Harding University

MenGACD2

Match

Your Team Fit

826

Recruit median

800

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

Maryville University

MenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

826

Recruit median

810

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

William Jewell College

MenGLVCD2

Match

Your Team Fit

826

Recruit median

800

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

Saint Anselm College

MenNE-10D2

Match

Your Team Fit

826

Recruit median

800

In line with this program's typical recruit — a natural fit.

Selection: Realistic-tier first (sorted by Team Fit), padded with closest Reach or Stretch only if fewer than 5 Realistic matches exist. Display order: D1 → D2 → D3 within the picks. How is this calculated?

Custom college fit

Pick a specific school to see the full per-event analysis.

682 programs catalogued across NCAA D1, D2, and D3. Roughly half have real scraped rosters; the rest run on calibrated placeholder data while the T-166 cleanup expands coverage.